December 8, 2007
we bring Broadway to you
minding your show business
 
10:30am- 2pm: the Audition process Every student performs their song and/or monologue. We'll make a few adjustments, give notes and take questions from the rest of the class. We'll also do some cold reading, and hand out sides for scenes to be read with a reader or with each other. 2-2:45: lunch 2:45-4:00 Movement/Dance call This is not as scary as it sounds! Often, in auditions for Broadway shows, the director, choreographer and producers will want to see how those auditioning move, whether they are dancers or not. So this dance call will have phases to it: each will increase in difficulty based on the student level, until we arrive at the "final callback." When it’s all over we'll discuss how the whole thing went, and more importantly, how final decisions about casting are made, which is often surprising and always unexpected. In any case, don’t freak! It’s a class, not an audition. 4:00-5:15 Reality Check An in-depth discussion focusing on "the business of the business". The Reality Check the cornerstone of what we do at Moveable Arts. We'll tackle the daily aspects of what it means to not only make a career, but create a life within the world of show business. We'll cover Unions, Agents, Casting, Headshots and discuss all your questions regarding life as an actor in New York City! 5:15-6pm ASK THE COLLECTIVE with members of the L.A. Cast of WICKED Matt has asked a bunch WICKED cast-mates to stop by and give their perspective on life in the theater. AWESOME! schedule
cost  $200
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JESLYN KELLY has lived in NY for 10 years working as an actor, dancer, aerialist, teacher, and choreographer.  She just finished Swinging on Broadway in Disney's Tarzan, where she also assisted aerial auditions in NY and Amsterdam.  Other credits include De La Guarda (NY and Las Vegas), Carnival (Papermill Playhouse), and Boys' Life (Off-Broadway).  In 2004, Jeslyn co-founded 2nd Species, an aerial and music performance company (events include ESPN, Red Bull, Deisel Jeans, Guru Fashion, and Usher for Him/Her).  She has taught body work for actors at Stella Adler and Michael Howard Studios, and dance for adults and children at Broadway Dance Center, Steps, Peridance, and Dancespace.  Jeslyn is a proud Equity and SAG member, a Vassar College Grad (B.A. English) and a Yoga Alliance Certified Instructor. 
ADAM PELTY, since childhood, has been a professional in the performing arts. His early experience encompassed jingles for national television and radio commercials to work in feature films to leading roles in musicals. The son of Chicago celebrity Lee Pelty, Adam appeared in his fathers nightclub act throughout the 70s and 80s, while studying and performing as a featured soloist with Ruth Page's Chicago Ballet. He was formally trained at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan and United States International University in San Diego and London. He also attended Purdue University, touring internationally as a soloist with the Purdue Glee Club. Adam's adult professional acting career has garnered him over fifty regional credits and has taken him on national and European tours as well as to Broadway, where he has appeared in Cyrano - The Musical, Steel Pier, A Christmas Carol, Joseph..., The Scarlet Pimpernel, and Titanic. He has worked with such greats as Susan Stroman, Frank Galati, Ann Reinking, Terrence McNally, Chita Rivera, Kander and Ebb, Frank Wildhorn, and Mike Ockrent, to name a few. As a choreographer, Adam has staged dances for film, television specials, and commercials. He created the choreography for the original Broadway production of The Scarlet Pimpernel as well as for Kenny Rogers in Christmas from the Heart at the Beacon Theatre. Adam is certified in fencing and stage combat by the British Society of Fight Directors, and teaches master classes in theatre art throughout the United States. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Pelty served as Director of High School Musical Theatre at Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. With partner Matt Stocke, in 2005 he founded Moveable Arts, a unique education company established in the Broadway community. At present, Mr. Pelty balances his time between performing, directing and Moveable Arts - recently he played Henry as well as created the choreography in Allan Knee's play Syncopation for Merrimack Rep outside of Boston, and directed Five Course Love for Capital Rep in Albany, NY. Adam lives in New York City with his eleven-year-old son, Noah.
 
MATTHEW STOCKE has spent the last eleven years in New York city making his living as a professional actor. He made his Broadway debut in 1998 in the Tony award winning musical TITANIC. Two years later, he was cast in the original production of THE FULL MONTY, understudying and performing the role of Jerry Lukowski over fifty times during the two year run of the show. In 2003, he began the year-long run of THE BOY FROM OZ, starring Hugh Jackman. Last year, he was a member of the original cast of THE WEDDING SINGER, and performed on the TONY Awards for the third time. Matt has traveled to 42 states in numerous Regional and summer stock theatres as well as the National Tour of TITANIC. In 2001, he performed the revealing final number from THE FULL MONTY on Great Britain's Royal Variety Performance, where he and his cast mates bared it all for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth. No kidding! Television appearances include co-starring roles on "Law & Order", "30 Rock", "The Sopranos", "Conviction" and "Chappelle's Show". Over the years, Matt has had the honor to work with such amazing entertainers as Kathleen Freeman, Gary Morris, Phil Ramone, Jarrod Emick, Beth Fowler, Sutton Foster, Jerry Orbach, Sam Waterston, John Rando, Rob Ashford, Christian Borle, Len Cariou, George Hearn, Rita Gardner, Tina Fey, Chris Meloni, Shuler Hensley, Patrick Wilson, Elton John, Carol Kane, Dave Chappelle, Bea Arthur, Terence McNally, Andrew McCarthy, Richard Maltby Jr., Robert Morse, Jack OBrien and Jerry Mitchell. He received a BFA in Acting/Musical Theatre from Carnegie-Mellon University in 1995, and returns often as a guest instructor. Currently, Matt is performing the role of the Father in the original Los Angeles production of WICKED.
 
we bring Broadway to you
 
Thanks to all for a great day!